Bacchides: or, The Twin Sisters

About this recording

Twin sisters, separated at birth to different lands. Later, Mnesilochus falls in love with one of them, only to see his friend Pistoclerus apparently with her. Great complications abound. Eventually all is explained and everyone joins together to carouse. (Parts of Act 1 are fragmentary, but it is easy to piece together what we all miss there so we can enjoy the rest.)

- Summary by ToddHW

Cast list:

Silenus, the Divinity, who speaks the Prologue: ToddHW

Nicobulus, an aged citizen of Athens: Adrian Stephens

Mnesilochus, his son: Greg Giordano

Philoxenus, another aged citizen of Athens: Alan Mapstone

Pistoclerus, his son: Mike Manolakes

Lydus, servant of Philoxenus, and tutor of Pistoclerus: VocalPenguin

Chrysalus, servant of Nicobulus: Jim Locke

Cleomachus, a Captain of Samos: Rob Marland

A Parasite of Cleomachus: ToddHW

Servant of Pistoclerus: Alan Mapstone

First Bacchis, twin-sister, Courtesan: Availle

Second Bacchis, twin sister, Courtesan: Sonia

Stage Directions: Tchaikovsky

Editing: ToddHW

• Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)
• Comedy